Articles tagged with: university of rochester medical center
Weekend Events to Benefit James P. Wilmot Cancer Center Winter Carnival and Keeping Hope Alive Social Highlight Busy Weekend While Sunday’s Super Bowl will no doubt be the social event of the weekend, supporters of the James. P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center are also offering some opportunities for fun […]
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Neurosurgeon Shares Insights on Beethoven’s Health, Creativity in Feb. 6 Talk Retired neurosurgeon and classical music virtuoso Robert Bakos, M.D., will lead a free discussion on the science behind Ludwig van Beethoven’s artistry and maladies from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at Pittsford Community Library. Bakos will focus on Beethoven’s deafness, other illnesses […]
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Breast Cancer Cells Outsmart the Immune System and Thrive Scientists discovered a new way breast cancer cells dodge the immune system and promote tumor growth, providing a fresh treatment target in the fight against the disease. While comparable mechanisms to avoid the immune system have been identified in mice with breast and other cancers, the […]
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Study: African Americans Have Better Stroke Survival Rates A study published today shows that African Americans have a better survival rate compared to whites after being hospitalized for a stroke. This conclusion contradicts prevailing wisdom and is one piece in a growing body of evidence that points to the important role that patients – and […]
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FDA to Monitor Breast Implants for Cancer Risk Last week, U.S. health officials announced plans to investigate a possible association between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma – a rare but treatable cancer. According to the FDA, the cancer risk – if it exists – is very small. Five to 10 million women have received […]
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Cardiologists Set Valentine’s Day Heart Screening at Strong Memorial Hospital Young women and girls will show off their talents and support people with brain tumors during the Twin Tiers Winter Ball Benefit Pageant Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Ramada Inn in Painted Post. Organized by brain tumor survivor Brandi-Lyn Morse, funds raised will benefit brain […]
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Grateful Cancer Survivor Makes Gift to Wilmot Cancer Center Local businessman Richard T. Bell endows Professorship with $1.5 million gift Richard T. Bell is celebrating his triumph over cancer with a gift of $1.5 million that will be used to establish the Richard T. Bell Endowed Professorship in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the […]
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A Mix of Tiny Gold and Viral Particles – and the DNA Ties that Bind Them Scientists have created a diamond-like lattice composed of gold nanoparticles and viral particles, woven together and held in place by strands of DNA. The structure – a distinctive mix of hard, metallic nanoparticles and organic viral pieces known as […]
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Get Moving for a Cause with Cycle for Hope Spinning Event Benefits Golisano Children’s Hospital and Camp Good Days Toss aside the sedentary lifestyle that usually accompanies this season’s arctic temperatures and get those endorphins flowing at the Cycle for Hope spinning fundraiser. The seventh annual indoor exercise event, which runs from 8 a.m. to […]
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Study: Get Thee to a Stroke Center Hospitals with designated stroke centers are associated with up to 20 percent higher survival rate for patients with ischemic stroke and significantly greater use of acute stroke therapy. That is the conclusion of a study appearing today in the Journal of the American Medical Association which compares treatment […]
